Reason 7

[Komatos]

Or just download the 64-bit version of Live. That's what I did when I got my new i7 Quad Core Mac Mini. Never know when you might end up using more RAM & a large sample set.

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On Jul 4, 2013, at 5:20 PM, Andrew Tarpinian <andrewtarpinian at gmail.com> wrote:

> Odd thing btw, seems Reason is 64-bit. I have the 32-bit version of Live installed, as Ableton recommends it if you are not doing anything that requires larger memory (huge sample libraries.) 64+32= no rewire. On Mac have to check the box in "get info" for the Reason app to run in 32-bit.
> 
> On Jul 1, 2013, at 3:55 PM, Tony Scharf <noisetheorem at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have to admit, I am really liking Reason 7.   Its fast, uses very
>> little CPU and has some really awesome possibilities.  The modeled SSL
>> mixer is a huge improvement over the old mixer.   That's still there,
>> of course, but you can pretend it isn't.
>> 
>> I've said all of this already in Andy's thread, but I want to talk
>> about something else - Rack Extensions.
>> 
>> So far, I hadn't been that impressed with the selection of instruments
>> and effects that were offered.  There are a couple that seem
>> interesting, but for the price I may as well get the VST equivalent
>> and rewire with Ableton or FL Studio to access them.   I was kind of
>> figuring I wouldn't bother with buying an RE's.
>> 
>> Then I browsed the utilities section.  Simply put: Holy Shit!
>> 
>> They have RE's for processing CV, Generating CV, adding extra EG's and
>> LFOS, logic processors, etc.  They even have modules that do math on a
>> series of signals you feed into it
>> (http://shop.propellerheads.se/product/cmdequation-math-module/).   I
>> don't know how I would use that, but I could see it being seriously
>> cool for those reaktor guys who feel reason is too high level.  You
>> can really take Reason to the level of acting like a full on modular
>> setup of enormous potential.
>> 
>> Reason's patching system has always been very intuitive, but I felt
>> having to instantiate multiple instances of Thor to get extra LFOs and
>> EGs was wasteful and silly.  These REs get that out of the way.
>> 
>> The best part of this is the utility REs are generally very
>> inexpensive.  Most of them cap off at around $15 with a few going to
>> $20 or 30.
>> 
>> This is really making me a believer and I haven't even tried recording
>> audio yet.
>> 
>> Tony
>> 
>> p.s. before you ask...no, this doesn't mean I am selling my modular.
>> 
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